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Sixty-one different local tech ventures raised over $65m during the second quarter of this year, according to verifiable information collected and analyzed from the period of April 1 through June 31, 2013.

Both the number of unique firms that received capital and the cumulative funding amount are the highest on record for Minnesota.

The data on Minnesota’s tech investment activity is compiled from multiple sources, with actual numbers estimated to be even higher according to investors who don’t disclose their transaction activity for one reason or another. While imperfect, these quarterly capital reviews are a consistent proxy of current local funding activity.

Capitalization means and methods for Minnesota tech companies are increasingly coming from outside the traditional venture capital route — a sign that the real early stage tech market is blossoming. Although VC is critically important and still very relevant, there was a mix of crowdfunding, accelerators/seed capital, federal funding, and plenty of angel investor activity.

The largest rounds in the quarter went to KeyedIn Solutions ($16m), RedBrick Health ($15m) and Sport Ngin ($6m). Excluding the those and the three smallest deals, the average would be around $488k. From apps to fiber to hardware and just about everything in between, there’s a diversity of ventures represented.